Marble Flooring

[MikeFlynn74]

Anyone ever put down a Marble floor? I have 200sqft and looks like we are going to go with 12" tiles. Real Marble-
Kitchen dining room area


Any tips? Pros cons?

 

[Bobby_M]

Natural stone on a floor is a little tricky. You have to be careful that the sub structure is stiff enough because any deflection is going to crack the stone, especially in 12" tiles. I recommend going to Ceramic Tile, John Bridge Tile, Marble and Stone and using their deflectometer tool.

They are the HBT of the tile world.

 

[MikeFlynn74]

I put 1/2" hardibacker down on top of the 1/2" plywood. The floor feels pretty damn stiff. Thanks I will check that site out

 

[MikeFlynn74]

Ok nevermind- Marble is apparently not good for high traffic areas. I thought it was much harder than it was.

Back to porcelain tiles! Its cool I wanted to do 18" tiles anyway

 

[Bobby_M]

It has a lot to do with the type of joists, size, spacing and span. Their tool is very handy.

 

[MikeFlynn74]

It has a lot to do with the type of joists, size, spacing and span. Their tool is very handy.

My problem is 3 dogs and 3 kids. So I need to actually put in admantium flooring.

 

[vballdrummer]

Mike -- how's the marble project going ... my wife and I laid 4000sf of 18" marble (actually travertine) in our new home. As for the durability -- check out the Colliseum

 

[Wing Nut]

Look at Ditra mat. I have heard very good things about it. I used it in my bathroom under slate tile. Seems a lot of pros are using it now.

Schluter Systems - Homepage - Schluter-Systems

Cheers

Wing Nut

 

[wade8069]

I prefer wood floor.